Quests

Even the slightest change to ARC's behavior could spell disaster. And that signal you heard? It's like nothing we've ever picked up. If they're up to something, we need to find out whatever we can.

Our food production is finally enough to meet our basic needs, but what we really need now is variety. I have a lead on some agricultural research from before the First Wave. Are you in?

We're short on everything but mouths to feed, yet Celeste's launching precious supplies into the air for Raiders to claw over. I’m done letting the good stuff go to waste.

I… I don’t get it. One day they were trying to stave off the Collapse, and then, suddenly… Nothing. That earthquake-resistant housing project was shut down by a group named MANTIKOR. Think you could find out more?

We’ve only just finished expanding the Tube network towards the Blue Gate, and we’re still laboring away at the rest. My crew’s been building new infrastructure around the valley to safeguard our Raiders, but the constant ARC threat has made it difficult to get anything done.

Those distant rumbles are getting less distant with each passing day. I have a lead on some LiDAR scanners that may help us monitor the tremors. You do want to keep a roof over your head, don’t you?

Some scouts have been bringing back reports of these weird plants spreading into the area. Now, this makes your old pal Lance think it may have some interesting uses.

That Deforester by the Blue Gate may have caused some real devastation, but a pristine husk like that is also an invaluable sample for our research.

I got my hands on a fancy new ESR analyzer; had a whole big reveal planned. One minute it’s here, next minute—poof. Please help?

Says here there was a foreman at The Dam, who got recruited right after they canceled Project Heartwood. Got put in charge of some big reconstruction project.

Y’know, back in the day we actually used to have a flag - well, a scrap of cloth more than anything. Still, seeing it meant you knew you had allies nearby, that you were on your own home turf. So, I was thinking…

We've got clean water again, but we can't risk people falling ill if the saboteurs return. We need to root them out once and for all.

A customer of mine saw a family taking cover in an old encampment in Buried City. I'll pay anyone who manages to find them and escort them back to safety.

Looks like the resentment ended up reaching the ground staff of the Spaceport itself. A mutiny brewing, right in the heart of the Exodus.

I know, I know! The power's down in sector— Oh, hey. A flash flood took out some of our solar panels in Buried City, and the generators only hold on for so long. Do us all a solid when you're up there, OK?

Ever since we expanded the tunnels to the Blue Gate, some rare pieces have started appearing on the black market. Meanwhile, I'm stuck here peddling battered old Rattlers. If I don't find new supply lines, I'll be left in the dust.

Guess what? Shani asked me to help out with something, and for once, I’m actually glad she did. We’re setting up new outposts topside! Or, planning to, at least. Can you believe it?

We’d hoped the seawalls at Riven Tides might offer us some protection from the elements, but it seems the hurricanes were not kind to this place, either.

Bees! There are bees still around! While I’m no expert, our greenhouse crew desperately wants some.

Now, time to see if that recon paid off. If we can teach Raiders to effectively counter Bombardiers up there, we’d be a lot safer down here.

I have another special site I need you to search for me. An old battlegrounds, from the First Wave. Raiders nowadays usually pick places like that clean, despite the significance they once held. People forget quickly. Quicker than they should.

Our library selection has grown pretty stale. Could you head out to Buried City, and find something more for us to read? Make sure you bring something for everyone.

Okay, so this is awkward… I lost two of my journals during some outpost inspections last time I went topside. Could you head out there and try to find them back before someone else stumbles on them?

I think I've found something we might exploit. When bigger ARC machines are just far enough from each other, a well-timed distraction could pull one out of position. You want to test that idea?